Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14297832 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14297832 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/20/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102033172	05/21/1986	6513	0	Andrews Manor Apartments Associates

Abstract: An employee was raising a 12.2-meter-long (40-foot-long) aluminum extension ladder under an overhead power line located 8.3 to 9.5 meters (27.25 to 31.25 feet) above the ground. The ladder contacted the 13-kilovolt (phase-to-phase) power line, and the employee received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102033172			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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